Project 66 Nova

[Geerhead55]

Ed,,, your car is a lot prettier than mine was back in the day,,, if you make a brace, you'll have to powdercoat or chrome it!
Danny Durham

[Paul Merolla]

Danny - The new Car Craft has a piece on the COPOs, and there's a photo of the factory-installed firewall brace....looks nice, too...heims on the ends and all. All these years later, and they still didn't make the firewall stiff enough!

[Marty Knox]

Originally Posted by Paul Merolla

Danny - The new Car Craft has a piece on the COPOs, and there's a photo of the factory-installed firewall brace....looks nice, too...heims on the ends and all. All these years later, and they still didn't make the firewall stiff enough!

Automotive engineering is different than locomotive engineering. Automotive engineering calculates the minimum thickness required for strength, then makes it that thickness. Locomotive engineering calculates the minimum thickness required, then multiplies by 4, and that's how thick they make it.

[tj310]

Originally Posted by Paul Merolla

Danny - The new Car Craft has a piece on the COPOs, and there's a photo of the factory-installed firewall brace....looks nice, too...heims on the ends and all. All these years later, and they still didn't make the firewall stiff enough!

I really really like your project. lol moment no heims in stock ---Trevor

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by Paul Merolla

Danny - The new Car Craft has a piece on the COPOs, and there's a photo of the factory-installed firewall brace....looks nice, too...heims on the ends and all. All these years later, and they still didn't make the firewall stiff enough!

Thanks Paul,, I've got the new Car Craft,,, just hadn't got to it yet. I'll check it out.
Danny Durham

[Paul Merolla]

Been hittin' it hard the last couple of weeks...my b-day party is Friday so I want to be able to fire it up for everybody.

Waiting on a water neck from UPS, but the rest of the pieces are in place:



It pained me to use non-stock seats, but $$ and Lbs. prevailed:







Last link in the drivetrain...had the shaft made locally in 3 hrs. for a very reasonable price:

[j smith 4115]

paul your car looks great really like black roof. like the mounts on fuel cell and seats.what size is the tubing? what master cylinder did you use? jim

[gsa612]

Originally Posted by Paul Merolla

Been hittin' it hard the last couple of weeks...my b-day party is Friday so I want to be able to fire it up for everybody.

Waiting on a water neck from UPS, but the rest of the pieces are in place:



It pained me to use non-stock seats, but $$ and Lbs. prevailed:







Last link in the drivetrain...had the shaft made locally in 3 hrs. for a very reasonable price:

Is that fuel line going to be legal so close to the trans tunnel?

[Paul Merolla]

Originally Posted by j smith 4115

paul your car looks great really like black roof. like the mounts on fuel cell and seats.what size is the tubing? what master cylinder did you use? jim

Thanks, Jim...it's 2-1/2" square tube and the M/C is an older Wilwood I picked up at a swap meet along with the brakes.

GSA612...I'm going to have to shield it where it passes the bellhousing according to the rulebook. The tunnel area should be OK because of the driveshaft loop.
Maybe you guys have thoughts on my idea for the shield: since braided line is OK per the rulebook in that area, could I slide a section of braided SS line over my aluminum instead of using 1/8" steel like the book says? I only ask because there's a weird bend in that spot that would make fabbing something out of steel kind of difficult. I tried to route it away from the bell, but there just wasn't a good way to do it.

[gmonde]

looks great,, there's nothing like having the sounds of the pits at a birthday party and of coarse a few beers will top it off ,,,also I am sure you know but you should have a brace between the seat and the roll bar if that's where you seat is presently mounted,,post a video when you fire it up ,,gmonde

also just noticed the subframe connectors nice!!!!!!!!!